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Recent Examples of maladjusted
Unlike the coolly impassive Pop artists, the Who weren’t afraid to get personal, or to let their art echo the anxious, kinky, maladjusted yammering in their own heads.
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Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Winton, the class clown and semi-pariah who fits the stereotype of the clingy, maladjusted product of a broken home.
—Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Tapping celebrity guests like A$AP Rocky and Tame Impala for an album of silky cosmic funk, Thundercat channels the id of the geeky, emotionally maladjusted loner.
—Daniel Felsenthal, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026
For the blessedly unaware, gooning is when maladjusted young men consume immense, overstimulating amounts of pornography and masturbate for hours on end to reach some kind of transcendent release.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
An elderly man, adjusting to the recent death of his beloved wife, meets a brilliant yet maladjusted teenager in a cemetery.
—The Know, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Nothing spoils a Sunday afternoon outside with the family quite like your youngest child being carried off by a horde of maladjusted howler monkeys.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
So what lies ahead for the most maladjusted characters in the entire TGIT lineup?
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2019
What kind of maladjusted narcissist thinks being credited with a $3.1 billion fortune is unfair?
—Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer, 18 Oct. 2017
Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Winton, the class clown and semi-pariah who fits the stereotype of the clingy, maladjusted product of a broken home.
—Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Tapping celebrity guests like A$AP Rocky and Tame Impala for an album of silky cosmic funk, Thundercat channels the id of the geeky, emotionally maladjusted loner.
—Daniel Felsenthal, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026
For the blessedly unaware, gooning is when maladjusted young men consume immense, overstimulating amounts of pornography and masturbate for hours on end to reach some kind of transcendent release.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
An elderly man, adjusting to the recent death of his beloved wife, meets a brilliant yet maladjusted teenager in a cemetery.
—The Know, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Nothing spoils a Sunday afternoon outside with the family quite like your youngest child being carried off by a horde of maladjusted howler monkeys.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
So what lies ahead for the most maladjusted characters in the entire TGIT lineup?
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2019
What kind of maladjusted narcissist thinks being credited with a $3.1 billion fortune is unfair?
—Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer, 18 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maladjusted
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This Professional mode experience confirms that the Bravia 9 II seems ready to both show off what its panel can do without pictures looking overblown and unbalanced, and cater for enthusiasts who like to see content looking as it was designed to look by its creators.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Presidents and members of Congress from both parties have committed to unbalanced spending in the decades since President Bill Clinton briefly managed to balance the budget in the 1990s.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
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In the series finale, Bill is shot and killed by his disturbed neighbor, Carl (Carlos Jacott).—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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Part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the center's forecasters track fronts, tropical waves and other areas of disturbed weather in the Atlantic, Gulf, Caribbean and eastern Pacific.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Texas State’s Chase Mora greeted USC closer Adam Troy with a monstrous two-run home run to left field in the top of ninth, propelling the Bobcats to 5-4 upset before a crowd of 6,956.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Rhodes had plenty to be upset about.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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If a bear approaches in a defensive manner (appears agitated and/or charges), stop.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Trump loudly agitated for her release.—
Mark Barabak,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Sheen pulls off a fantastic, convincing performance, displaying an unhinged intensity while rockin’ a sweet goatee and close-cropped hair.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
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Obsession is the wildest story out of Hollywood in some time, destined to make at least 100x its paltry budget, its director, Curry Barker, being offered $10 million for his next, unpitched film, and its star, Inde Navarrette, garnering serious awards buzz for her unhinged role in the film.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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